British Airways will run a number of flights from Oman to the UK in attempt to bring thousands of stranded Brits home from the Middle East amid the ongoing conflict.

The airline has announced it will run flights from Muscat in Oman to London Heathrow on March 6 and 7.

The flights later in the week will be for customers who had bookings with the airline but are now stranded in Oman or the UAE. 

It comes amid the continued wave of violence in the Middle East. 

BA said in a statement: 'We remain unable to operate flights from Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai and Tel Aviv. 

'The UK Government advice has now been updated to note that: “commercial options are available to depart the region, and if your presence in the UAE is not essential, you may wish to consider departing, if you judge you can access these options safely”.

'We have scheduled further flights from Oman (Muscat) to London Heathrow departing on 6 and 7 March. Flights are for BA customers with an existing booking who are in Oman or the UAE. 

'If you wish to travel on one of these flights, please contact us via our dedicated phone line on +44 203 467 3854. Our teams will also be getting in touch with BA customers directly via email.

'We are constantly reviewing the situation and will continue to do everything we can to support our customers and colleagues in the region and remain in regular contact with them.

'Please continue to follow the latest safety advice from local authorities and the UK Foreign Office. Please do not travel to the airport unless you have a confirmed booking.

'Once again, thank you for your patience while we work through this ever-changing situation.'

It comes after it was this morning announced that thousands of British nationals will arrive home from the war-torn Middle East today as airlines ramp up flights out of the UAE and the Government charters its first emergency evacuation flight. 

The UK Government has so far chartered just a single flight from Oman.

British expats have been increasingly frustrated by the seeming lack of urgency from the Government over the situation.

British Airways ran an emergency evacuation flight with more than 100 empty seats on Monday.

Despite around 130,000 Brits registering as stranded in the Gulf, around 100 pilots and crew members from BA and other airlines were flown from Muscat to Heathrow on Monday.

More than 11,000 commercial flights have been cancelled with 1 million people affected since airspace over the Gulf largely closed as the US and Israel launched a co-ordinated attack on Iran on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

As the war enters its fifth day, Emirates is today operating seven flights from Dubai to the UK while Etihad has two departures from Abu Dhabi. Virgin Atlantic will operate a flight from Dubai to London Heathrow.

British Airways has not restarted its usual flying programme from the region, but will run an evacuation flight to Heathrow from Muscat, which it does not usually serve.

The Government has also scheduled its first repatriation flight to leave Oman's Muscat International Airport at 11pm local time (7pm GMT) tonight and will prioritise the most vulnerable Brits first as attacks continue to explode across the region.

British nationals and their spouse or partner, and their children under the age of 18, with a valid travel document are all eligible.

The Foreign Office said it would contact British nationals to secure them a way out of the Middle East, and urged people not to travel to the airport unless they have been officially called.

There will be no wide-scale evacuation for those stranded in the region.

Officials appear to instead be relying on commercial airlines, predominantly Middle Eastern carriers, to get passengers home.

A Whitehall source told The Times: 'We are relying on the commercial airlines, especially the Middle Eastern carriers that have huge fleets and also access to the slots.

'They are in the best position to get Britons out, but of course they need to clear the huge backlogs of transit passengers.'

It comes as desperate wealthy expats living in Dubai have been driving across the desert to escape the Middle East via neighbouring Oman or Saudi Arabia.

Iran has responded furiously with retaliation attacks, targeting US bases across the Middle East - including a CIA station at the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia which was blown up on Monday.

But retaliatory strikes from Tehran have hit expat hotspots such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait - including hotels and airports. The US Consulate in Dubai was also rocked by a drone strike yesterday.

Trump has admitted in interviews that the US was not expecting Tehran to lash out against its Gulf neighbours who are not participating in the campaign but who house US bases.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told MPs on Tuesday that the 'safety and security' of British nationals was a 'top priority'.